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Fintech / Regtech

RegTech Adoption Requires Rethink of Regulatory Environment

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/04/2022

New WEF paper outlines success factors for regtech adoption, a roadmap for implementation, and guidance on regulatory requirements.

Big Picture

WFE Publishes Paper on Human Rights Disclosure Practices

By Editors | 19/04/2022

The paper addresses social washing concerns and offers guidance for exchanges on reporting against human-rights related reporting frameworks.

Fintech / Regtech

Growth of Fintechs, Neobanks Poses Systemic Risk: IMF

By Mark Johnston | 19/04/2022

Digital banks should have to meet stronger capital, liquidity, and risk-management requirements, commensurate with their risks.

Big Picture

SBTi Offers Guidance to FIs on Setting Net Zero Targets

By Editors | 19/04/2022

SBTi’s new paper provides principles, definitions, metrics, and target formulation considerations for FIs to set quantitative net-zero targets.

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IIGCC Offers Ratios to Track Portfolios’ Climate Impact

By ESG Investor | 12/04/2022

A new report by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change provides guidance to asset owners on closing the net zero investment gap.

Big Picture

IMF Updates Climate Change Indicators Dashboard

By Editors | 12/04/2022

Major updates to the dashboard include introducing new indicators as well as updating data for the existing indicators.

Big Picture

Global Standard-setters for Audit Need More Diverse Funding

By Editors | 11/04/2022

A new paper calls for financial commitments from investors, regulators, stock exchanges, national standard-setters and auditors to support the work of international audit and ethics standard-setters.

Capital / Liquidity

Emerging Market Banks Less Resilient to Shocks: IMF

By Manesh Samtani | 08/04/2022

The IMF’s Global Bank Stress Test shows that banks can generally absorb large shocks from a capital perspective, though some in emerging markets face greater risks.

Market Infrastructure

Business Model Analysis Can Aid Bank Supervisors: BIS Paper

By Editors | 08/04/2022

BIS says BMAs help identify banks’ vulnerabilities and provide grounds for early supervisory interventions, making bank supervision more effective, proactive and forward-looking.